Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Rosemary Kamei, Vice Chair
Pam Foley, Member
Bien Doan, Member
Domingo Candelas, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager
Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk
Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 2:00 PM Council Chambers
Amended Agenda
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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
Review August 18, 2026 Final Agenda.
a. Add New Items to Final Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
26-276
Agenda
Letters from the Public
Attachments
2. Review Draft Agenda
Review August 25, 2026 Draft Agenda.
a. Add New Items to Draft Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
26-277
Attachments Agenda
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Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.
B. Consent Calendar
ROGC Release Date for Study Session. (City Manager)
26-282
1. Recommendation: Recommend the release of date held for a Study Session on Friday, August 28, 2026.
ROGC Monthly Report of Activities for June and July 2026. (City Auditor) 26-279
2. Recommendation: Approve the Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the months of June and July 2026.
Attachments Memorandum
Infrastructure Financing Tools for Economic Development Study Session. (Economic Development and Cultural Affairs/Finance) ROGC
26-285
3. Recommendation: Set a City Council Study Session entitled Infrastructure Financing Tools for Economic Development for Monday, September 14, 2026 from 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers and approve the Study Session agenda.
Attachments Memorandum
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Temporary Moratorium Related to Detention and Custodial Facility on Private Property. (Mayor, Campos, Ortiz, Doan, and Candelas) ROGC
26-283
1. Recommendation: Add to the City Council September 15, 2026 agenda consideration of the following:
1. Adoption of an interim ordinance to implement a 45-day temporary moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, or approvals of applications for the establishment, expansion, or change of use for detention and custodial facility on private property.
a. A “detention and custodial facility” means a temporary or permanent building, structure, set of buildings, or portion thereof operated by a private or nongovernmental person or entity that would detain, confine, process, or house persons in custody.
b. Excluded from the moratorium are:
i. Any facility providing rehabilitative, counseling, treatment, mental health, educational, or medical services to a juvenile that is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
ii. Any facility providing evaluation or treatment services to a person who has been detained, or is subject to an order of commitment by a court.
iii. Any facility providing educational, vocational, medical, or other ancillary services to an inmate in custody of, and under the direct supervision of, the State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or a county sheriff or other law enforcement agency.
iv. A residential care facility licensed under state law. v. Any school facility used for the disciplinary detention of a pupil. vi. Any facility used for the quarantine or isolation of persons for public health reasons under state law.
vii. Any facility for the purposes of execution of a punitive sentence imposed by a court.
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Data Center Community Benefits. (Mayor, Candelas, Cohen, Ortiz, and Campos)
ROGC
26-284
2. Recommendation: As part of the development of uniform standards and best practices for Data Centers and Large Load Projects, the City Manager is directed to:
1. Include options for requiring community benefits associated with these projects. These may include, but are not limited to, public space improvements, clean energy programs, labor standards, local hiring and work-force development opportunities, affordable housing, and opportunities to generate additional use tax revenue.
2. Evaluate a possible mechanism for investment of a portion of tax revenue generated by data centers within a nexus area around data center sites.
3. Evaluate architectural and site design standards for data centers and other large-load projects, including, but not limited to, building design, visual impacts, green roofing, solar panels, and integration with surrounding uses.
4. Upon adoption of San Jose's standards, evaluate and return to the Council with an assessment of whether any projects in the pipeline would not be considered compliant under the new standards and negotiate with them over possible changes that would improve their implementation.
Memorandum from Mayor, Candelas, Cohen, Ortiz, and Campos Letters from the Public
Attachments
D. Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
E. Adjournment
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